Easy Digital Downloads – Braintree – WordPress GPL Plugin

EEasy Digital Downloads Braintree Addon GPL Overview:

This add-on Braintree payment gateway allows you to accept credit cards directly on your site through your Braintree Payments account. When purchasing downloads through the Braintree gateway with Easy Digital Downloads for WordPress, users enter their credit card details during the checkout process and never leave your site, resulting in a better experience for the user, and more successful conversions for you.

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

Does this Braintree Payment Gateway support the Recurring Payments extension?
No, not at this time but it will be added in the future.

Which countries does Braintree support?

Braintree is available in many countries and is constantly expanding to more. To see if your country is supported, visit the International section of the FAQ.

Does Braintree require that my site have an SSL certificate?

Yes, an SSL certificate should always be used with Braintree. All pages that include a payment form should be prefixed with https://, not http://.

Does this gateway support PayPal payments through Braintree?

No, this payment gateway does not support payments through PayPal.

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About Easy Digital Downloads – Braintree

Easy Digital Downloads – Braintree is a premium WordPress plugin developed by Sandhills Development, LLC. Accept credit card payments in EDD using your Braintree merchant account. It is distributed under the GPL v2 or later licence, which means you can install it on an unlimited number of websites — including websites you build and manage for your clients.

Compatibility & Requirements

Easy Digital Downloads – Braintree requires WordPress 5.0 or later, and has been tested up to WordPress 6.7, and requires PHP 7.4 or higher. We verify every file before it goes live on our store, so you can install with complete confidence. Text domain: edd-braintree. This listing reflects version , updated within 24 hours of the upstream release.

Your Rights Under GPL

Every product in our library, including Easy Digital Downloads – Braintree, is distributed under the GNU General Public License — the legal foundation of open-source WordPress. This means you are fully entitled to use it on personal websites, client projects, and staging environments without any additional cost or permission. The GPL was designed to keep software free; we built our store on top of that principle.

Our Promise to Every Customer

• Genuine, unmodified files – Easy Digital Downloads – Braintree is distributed exactly as released by Sandhills Development, LLC, with no modifications.
• Use on unlimited websites – The GPL licence and our store policy both allow unlimited installations.
• Immediate access after purchase – No manual approval, no waiting — your link is sent the moment payment clears.
• Quality checked every release – Our team reviews each file for compatibility before it appears in the store.
• Secure and private checkout – Your data is protected by SSL encryption throughout the purchase process.
• No hidden costs – The price you see is the only price you pay. Ever.

Before You Download — Quick Answers

Will Easy Digital Downloads – Braintree break my existing site?
Easy Digital Downloads – Braintree has been tested up to WordPress 6.7 and PHP 7.4. We recommend always testing on a staging site before installing on live production.

I build sites for clients — is one purchase enough?
One purchase covers unlimited installations. The GPL v2 or later licence that Easy Digital Downloads – Braintree is released under has no domain or site limits — neither does digitalgpl.

My host uses PHP 7.4 — any issues?
None at all. Easy Digital Downloads – Braintree requires PHP 7.4 as a minimum version, so your hosting environment is perfectly compatible.

What if Sandhills Development, LLC releases an update next month?
Log into your digitalgpl account and re-download for free. We keep our files current within 24 hours of any upstream release.

Is it safe to buy a GPL plugin from a third-party store?
Yes. The GPL licence was created specifically to allow this. Any developer who releases software under GPL grants everyone the legal right to redistribute it. That is the foundation of the open-source WordPress community.

Official developer page: https://easydigitaldownloads.com/extensions/braintree-gateway